Label-holder.



p G. PETERSON.

LABEL HOLDER.

APPLICATION nLnn we. 16, 1909.

Patentd Jan. 18,1910.

UNITED T OFFICE.

GEORGE PETERSON, on NEW oELEAns, LOUISiANA, :A'SSIGNOR 0E ONE-THIRD r0rrrlvfnn. ROBBINS.

LAEE -HOLDEE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

Application filed Aug ust 16, 1909. Serial No. 513,108.:

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, GEORGE PETERSON, citizen of the United States,residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State ofLouisiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Label-Holders,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to label or sign holders and more particularly tolabel or sign holders such as are used upon railway freight plurality oflabels or signs, one for each of the dangerous materials that the carmay be called upon to transport,and' this in such manner that the labelsor signs may be readily interchanged or adjusted, so that the foremostlabel or sign will properly indicate the character of the material inthe car.

Other advantageous features of the invention will be fully understoodfrom the following description and claim when the same are read inconnection with the drawings, accompanying and forming part ofthisspecification, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation showing my improvements as properly arrangedupon a portion of the side of a car, and also showing by dotted linesthe raised or open posi-v tion of the keeper member of the holder. Fig.2 is a section taken in the plane indicated by the line 2-2 of Fig. 1,looking in the direction indicated by arrow. Fig. 3 is a section, takenin the plane indicated by the line 33 of Fig. 1, looking in thedirection indicated by arrow.

Similar letters designate corresponding parts in all of the views of thedrawings, refer-ring to which:

A is the portion of a side of a freight car.

B, C and D are labels or tags, preferably made of sheet-metal inrectangular form, and having, by preference, wire appurtenances a attheir upper corners through the medium of which they may beexpeditiously and easily withdrawn from the body of the holder. E is thesaid body of the holder, and F is the keeper member thereof.

My invention contemplates providing the labels or signs B, G and D, withinscriptions such as Acid, Inflammable, and EX plosive, respectively,and this will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 1, in which theforemost label or sign B is shown as bearing the inscription Acid.

As will be readily understood by comparison of Figs. 2 and 3, I preferto form the holder body E of three bars, of Z-for1n in cross-section,andI also prefer to'so arrange the said bars that the lowermost portionofthe body describes a right-angle, and the i -mouth b of the body isdisposed above the I horizontal median line and at the right of thevertical median lineithereof, this arrangement being advantageousinasmuch as i it makes it convenient to insert and withi draw the labelsor signs, and, at the same time lends stiffness and strength to thebottomor lowermost portion of the body, which 7 bottom or lowermostportion is formed by two Z-bars disposed at right angles to each other.I further prefer to relatively arrange the Z-bars comprised in the bodyE in the manner illustratedz'. 6., with the lower ends of the outermostportions of two of the Z-bars arranged under the outermost portion ofthe other Z-bar. With this done and the basexflanges'c of the severalZ-bars fixedly connected to the side Aof a car, by bolts d orother-suitable means, a rigid and strong holder body is provided, andone which, by

reason of comprising the three Z-bars, is adapted to'be easily andcheaply produced.

The keeper member F is also preferably in the form' of a Z-bar, and theouter or forward portion of said bar is of a less length than the baseflange 0 thereof, this in order to permitlof one end of the base flangebeing pivotally connected to the car at e, and the other end portion ofsaidebase flange being provided with an eye 7... In this connection Iwould say that I prefer to provide on one 1 of the base flanges of thebody an eye 9, and that whenthe keeper member F is closed, a

wire. G may be passed through the eyes f I and g and secured by a sealI-I. Vvhenthis is done, the keeper member F will obviously be securelyheld in its closed position, and in said'position will precludedisplacement of the labels or signs from and disarrangement played there"is no liability of any other label of the labels or signs in the holderbody. i 7 Thus when, the car is loaded with acid, for, "instance, andthe acid label or sign is dis-;

or sign being seen, and no liability of the displayedlabel or sign beingaccidentally removed or obliterated.

When it is not deemed expedient to secure the fastening member F in itsclosed position through the medium of a sealed wire, as shown anddescribed, the member may be held closed through the medium of agravitating hook I loosely connected to the side of the car and placedin the eye 7 of the keeper member.

The construction herein illustrated and described constitutes the bestpractical embodiment of my invention of which I am cognizant, but Iwould have it understood that in the future practice of the inventionsuch changes or modifications may be made as do not involve departurefrom the scope of my invention as defined in my appended claim.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters-Patent, is:

In a label or sign holder, the combination of an upright support, a bodymade up of three bars, of Z-form in cross-section, relatively arrangedon the support to form a rectangle and disposed with the outermostportions of two opposite bars arranged at their lower ends under theoutermost portion of the other bar; the said rectangular body beingdisposed with one of its corners lowermost and with its open sidedisposed above the lowermost of the said opposite bars, connectingdevices extending through the base flanges of the said bars and fixingthe same to the support, and a keeper member of Z- form incross-section, having its base flange pivoted to the support near theuppermost portion of the body and also having an outermost portionadapted, when the member is in its closed position, to rest upon theouter sides of the outermost portions of the two opposed bars.

In testimony whereof I, have hereunto set I my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

GEORGE PETERS( )N.

lVitnesses SIDNEY ECKERLE, Anonn GoULn.

